Viewers praise GAKU's dancing in HYBE audition episode

HYBE published a clip introducing the audition episode of a trainee identified as GAKU, alongside a call for applications. In the comments, the most-liked reaction was a question about what the clip signals: "Is there coming a new boy group from Japan?" one viewer asked. The next-most-liked comment focused on the performance itself: "TBH GAKU'S DANCING SKILLS ARE NO JOKE! His talent is really on another level," one commenter wrote, while another posted a short message of support: "GAKU FIGHTING."

Beyond the audition footage, part of the comment section turned to the timing of the upload rather than its content. Several commenters marked how quickly they had arrived, with posts such as "4 minutes!? Early team," "EARLLYYYY 7 MINS, UNDER 10 MINS GUYSSS!!" and simple entries of "First" and "Second" — a recurring pattern on official channel uploads. Others kept their responses brief, with one viewer commenting only "Cool."

The reaction was not uniformly focused on the new footage. One commenter used the thread to raise a separate request, writing "Bring heesung back," and another remarked on the appearance of the people shown in the clip. Overall, the comments ran positive toward GAKU's dancing, with the open question about a possible Japan-based boy group left unanswered in the clip itself.